Echocardiography

Echocardiography is a diagnostic specialty that is used to diagnose certain cardiovascular diseases. Ultrasound waves “echo” off the heart to show the size, shape and movement of the heart’s valves and chambers.

The Echocardiogram is a special ultrasound machine which uses ultrasound waves that “echo” off the heart structures providing a clear image of the heart. This allows doctors to image the heart valves, the heart muscle, the heart chambers, and the large blood vessels leading to and from the heart. Many structural heart conditions can be diagnosed with the Echocardiogram.